Prof. Dr.-Ing. Carl Kramer is the predecessor of Prof. Gerhardt at the University of Applied Sciences, Aachen and both worked together with Prof. Grundmann at the I.F.I. Institute for Industry Aerodynamics and within the Ingenieurgemeinschaft WSP (Wärmetechnik – Strömungstechnik – Prozesstechnik; i.e. heat technology, fluid mechanics, process technology). This collaboration was also the origin of the Ingenieurgesellschaft WSP GmbH, who is a reknowned constructor for industrial thermoprocessing plants and specialised heating and heat treatment equipment, e.g. for the bending of glas panes or special metallurgic processes.

In this book Part I, Block B is a co-production of Professor Kramer and Professor Grundmann.